Typograph.



w. A. READE.

TYPOGRAPH. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15' I910.

I Patented July 13, 1915.

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w. A. READE. TYPOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I5, I9I0.

Patented July 13, 1915.

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W. A. READE.

TYPOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I5, 1910.

PatentedJulY 13; 1915.

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TYPOGRAPH. Y ,APPLICATION' FILED AUG. 15, i910.

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WILLIAM A. READE, 0F ULEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE LUIFLOW- TYPOGRAPHCOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

TYPOGRAPH.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 13, 1915.,

Application filed. August 15, 1910. Serial No. 577,305.

- T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. READE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of hio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Typographs, of which thefollowing is aspecification, the principle of the invention being hereinexplained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying thatprinciple, so. as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The general form of the typograph to which the present invention relatesis that disclosed in U. S. Patent No. 856,539, issued to Washington I.Ludlow, June 11, 1907. In such Ludlow typograph the means for castingthe type line comprise a pluralityof matrix bars movably resting upon asuitable support which is provided with a transverse casting slot overwhich such bars are adapted to be collected or composed, so as to alinethe duplicate series of matrices on their under edges as desired.

By the present invention I contemplate the provision of improvedjustifying means for use in a typograph of the kind just re-- ferred to,together with various modifications in the construction of the matrixbars; as also the improvement of certain details of the mechanismconstituting the composer means that assist in the arrangement'andretention of the bars in-varied relation to each other'for castinglinotype therefrom.

Tothe accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said inventionthen consists 'of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailcertain mechanism embodying the invention, such dis closed meansconstituting, however, but sev-' eral of the various mechanical forms inwhich the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of an assembled bodyof matrix bars embodying my'present improved construction, together witha detail of the composer frame in position over such bars; Fig. 2 is avertical section taken longitudinally of such body of bars and showing,in addition to the composer frame, certain othep' c0- :operative parts;Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 2

but with certain parts-differently arranged;. Fig. 4 1s a broken planview of the compos-.

ing mechanism with the composer frame omitted, butincluding the matrixbars and 1 showing the method of justifying a line; Fig. 5 is a brokenelevational View of one kind of matrix bar; Figs. 6 and 7 are simirlarlybroken top and bottomplan views of such bar, respectively; Fig. 8 is abottom plan view of another kind of matrix bar designed for use inconnection with bars of the kind illustrated .in the two precedingfigures; Fig. 9 shows a construction of bar modified as to the lockingfeature whereby ject matter of a separate joint applicationof myself andGeorge 0. Cromwell, filed May 6, 1910, Serial No. 559,835. So far aspresent purposes are concerned, however, such mechanism may be regardedas substantially the same as that disclosed in the patent previouslyreferred to; in other words, such mechanism comprises in elfect an openframe D of general rectangular form that is slidably, or otherwisemounted upon the bed A of the machine, so as to be movable across thebars, when the latter are disposed in the trough in such bed providedfor their reception. This frame typifies, in general, any form ofcooperating means adapted to secure the bars in selected longitudinalposition in such trough with the then lies flushwith the bottom of thetrough,

so that the movement of the bars there across, is in no wise interferedwith. The

.mold is, of course, formedwith an opening or slot in which the slug isactually cast,

andit is specifically over this opening,

1 ra ngcd with their tapcrcd rices will ol'n'iousiy loo rm ably, theaforesaid support for the-bars co'nan abutment at one and of such l i"v. f .L. r tliar "hair over tho al owni in ,1 hot'on of tie trough Mattho 7 i 1 l tho oars require to ha assoinhlc Wall a of thc trough maythen slot While an 3 clock i .5. ,N consritnrcs an i vat too other canport for the ma" but such Eran: utilized to support not a but also thoother mac or h v Bar tho now/1 61 pot -'tl130i1ljl1 Whi irced into themold propcrly ass 1o.

c "in iio" by z squirt 11a D brought directly QTEXL the inolcl whendesired, so as to pcrmit such inc from the lied the the slug may hefurther nip-or:

, he lowsrcd inacl'iinc in or' such o slug; s VOIKEO'VRl in tnc pressiifornii.

The n a of tho latora-ll q Jars U,

i tho main, rin sh v'n in Fi s.

6 and '7, fr 1? which it will he hr nuous 'rroin one end J6 o v Theimtrices 0 formed, on the lowcr garrhng the lat or as 1.;

whilc in its upner cd or other har, o-

with such matrices, and in the grooves 2 series Wise correspondpreferably placed sons that will These bars arc support provided willslot, and with op iosilicly adjaccnt to such slot,

with their thick end win a 1-2 bars are naintaincd in a lll'w substantialy at'right angles to such rusting slot, whatcror variation may be matein their ion itudinal position relatively to suchslot [iltlmugh adjacentbars will thnshc soon to hoax-similar series of matrices, 'hcordcr orsuch inat- Prater-- sists of a trough in tho 'hcd plam. A,

'such trough being either opon' a3:- its cnds,

I such as to permit oi? the tree longitudinal znorcnrcnt oi the barstherein, after the fashion oral wal ls hoi 'nai tcr sct forth. The ichtrough, or projections intc ral thcr -ith, constitute the oppositely :l"ahutincnts between which the bars arc nhlo-f la the specificconstruction inorcm'cr, the casting slot is not "tly in the bottom oi"this trough, but a snpplcinental casting box which is adapted to it in asuitable opening in such tron bottom, and when thus fittcl, to liestantiallfv ilnsh with tho surtacc oil such trough. l urthcrnmrc, suchmatrices tcrn1inato short of "the thin ends of the bars (sec l '5),whereby the latter arc adapted, an i ()YCMSQPHYQ), to form ablanh spaceof ran c1041 to the. same. Not only arc the lr wcr e l; of the barsblank at their ends, i lini. ninnhc' of hlanh spaccs c are among theinatricos c, heing so locatcd tho bar as to prorida an assortment dhs.@no such hlanlcc, l1l()100}'31 located directly below the pin 0*" on thebar's upper edge, and the arrangcinont of the others is such that theyregistci." with thoso on mljaccnt liars, Fig. 11), when the -two barsare brought up wlth their ends oven, alt-spite the rcvcrso l order inwhich the rrgguia: scrics of clniractcrs appear on such. bar: Thismaterially facilitates quadding oi .rcg ruiar sot of tapered matrixbars, which thus carry ll'litti'lrf fii constituting a font of (Fig. 8),with parallel ()(l to hear n'iatriccs of special various kinds thatroqniro to at irc intervals. Thcsc may ins d at any place in tho colliars, without disturbing tho scuaring up of such body Oi bars as awhole. (it tho composer frame 1), the only detail requiring to honotodin the present connection is the S81" 1 cl. cquidistantly spaced teeth Fthat cxtcnd inwardly "ronz the rear side of such f nine in a t 'ansvcrscdirection with flSPGCt to the matrix lHU'S, or in other words, p rallel.with the casting slot Z) in the mold There are man of these tooth F asarc Illilt-lCGS upon tho respective nia- .12; bars C carrying the normalfont, the ition of those tooth being such that the centrally mounted pin0* on any ed in the slot bstwccn the aptooth, particular matrixon thelOO in" out nartial lines. Aside from the Lieder? under side of such barwill be positioned directly over the opening in the mold.

To indicate which slot is to be selected to thus bring any desiredmatrix over the mold, the teeth are conveniently provided withdesignating characters as shown in Fig. 1.

In View, however, of the reversal of alterdisposed nearest the other, orthin, end of,

nate matrix bars in the normal font, a double series of designatingcharacters requires to be provided upon the teeth, one of which seriesis adapted for use with matrix bars having their thick ends disposedtoward the right end of'the trough, the other for use with the barswhich have their thick ends disposed toward the left of such trough.

A supplementary series of characters may be used to indicate theposition of the matrices on the upper side of the supernumerary bars Cthat have parallel sides and bear special matrices, as heretoforedescribed, It will be understood, of course, that of the .arrangement ofthe characters on the tapered bars, those requiring the largest widthwill be disposed "nearest the thick end of the bar, whilejthoserequiring less width will be the bar. Despite this requirement,therewill be sufiicicnt opportunity for selection of position to permit thelocation of those matrices, which have to be most frequently employed,near the center of the bar. Accordingly only relatively shortlongitudinal movements will be required for the placing of the bars soas to bring the characters most frequently used, overthe casting slot;in other words, it will only be relatively rarely that a bar willrequire to be displaced its full length to. bring a character, either atits thick end or thin end, over such slot.

Two teeth {F of the composer frame lo cated on either side of thecentral line of the frame, and hence occupying a corresponding relationto the opening in the mold, are considerably heavier than the remainingteeth, as shown iIi'Figs. 2 and}; in fact each of such central teethoccupies the space that would be occupied by two. of such other teeth.These teeth are formed on their under'sides with splines 7" adapted toenter the transverse slots or grooves 0' previously described as beingformed in the upper edges of the several matrix bars. By making thesplines and grooves to fit relatively closely,

' the alinement of the niiatrices on the under faces of the barsimmediately below such two teeth F can be made quite accurate. In

' other words, the engagement of the pins 0 on the upper edges of thebars with the slots between the teeth of the frame serves, in a sense,merely as an initial means of locating the bars, their final adjustmentbeing effected by engagement of these splines with the grooveson suchedges, as will be readily understood The inner edges of the up'per facesof the two teeth F in question are beveled so as to incline downwardlyto theopening between the teeth, which forms a sight of a widthsubstantially equal to the width of a space between two slots 0' on thebars upper edges. Since on these spaces, characters 0- correspondingwith the matrices located immediately therebeneath are provided, it willbe.

seen that visual composition is possible, these characters appearing inthe same assembled form as do thematrices on the under faces of theseveral selected bars. To assist in the composition of the line, thebeveled faces of the two teeth in question are respectively providedwith a scale f in ems corresponding with the length of the line to becast,

and with a central line i to assist in the composing of captions orshort lines. The em scale is preferably carried on a removable plate sothat a corresponding scale may be substituted for whatever length ofline is to be cast.

By the foregoing arrangement, the operator-can observe the successiveplacing of the matrices in casting position, and as the line is thuscomposed, the approximate amount of space to be allowed betweensuccessive words can be determined, as also the manner in which to splitor hyphenate words at the end of the line, without having to try or fit.It has been previously indicated that the spaces between words areformed by the overlapping thin ends of paired bars and that such spacecan be made greater or less by varying the relative position of thebars, as will be readilyunderstood.

At the completion of the composing of a line, as shown in Fig.4, and asmay frequently happen a small space is left over,

so that it is necessary to justify the line before casting the slug.This justification, in the case of the present invention, is readily andeasily accomplished by simply forcing together the paired matrix barshaving their thin ends overlapping to form the spaces between words,since such inward movement of these bars will effect a correspondingspreading of the spaces until the entire line is filled. these barsunder the pressure thus applied will of course be variable, depending onthe width of the space to be taken up in justifying the line.

The amount of the movement of These blocks is continued until the buttends of they lateral displacement of the bars ordinarily "required. isvery slight, but the inward pressure of the blocks H serves to obtainthis i1n portant adjustment. The bars thus thrown to one end or theother of the trough for use in justifying the line are, moreover,tempo-- rarily secured to the blocks H, as by a resilient plate It onthe latter that adapted to engage a notch 0 provided for this pun poseat the thick end of each bar (see The bars may thus be withr rawn aswell as forced inwardly.

The modified construction of matrix bar C illustrated in side elevationin Fig. 9 differs from the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 only as to theengaging means constituting the locking feature whereby the bars areheld in their assembled condition. In such modified bar, in other words,in place of transverse grooves c in the upper edge of the bar wherewithsplines f are adapted to 1. The eombinatiim oi a plurality of laterallytapered matrix bars arranged. side by side. adjacent bars having theirthin ends oppositely directed and tearing similar seri of matrices i itin. reverse order, such rs tormii. ma short of such than ends, wherebythe latter are left blank; and means :ulapted to secure said bars withselected matrices in alinement, the thin ends oi? said bars being,formed. so as to be unafl ected by said securing means, whereby such endoi any bar is adapted. to be moved independently of said securing meansto form a blank space of adjustable width in such line of matrices.

2. The combination of a plurality of latengage being used to thus lockthe bars, the orally tapered-matrix bars arranged side by latter areformed with a series of apertures or holes 0 and the frame D bears aspecial rod-like tooth (Z, appearing in cross section in Fig. 10, whichis adapted to pass through such apertures when they are alined over thecasting slot, as will be the case when the bars are brought into properposition with the selected matrices over such slot. At the thin ends ofthe bars such perforations, are replaced by an elongated slot 0corresponding in location and function to the cut-away portion 0 of thepreviously described form of bar.

Still a further modification in the construction of the matrix bars isshown in Figs. 12 and 13. From the first of said fig- "ures suchmodified bar C will be seen to conform in its general. lateral. taperwith that of the bar C illustrated in F195. (3 and 7, save that thethin. end tapers more abruptly or sharply, beginning at a point 0 Thisincrease 1 have found augments the wedging effect when the overlappingbars are forced together to justify a line of mat riccs' assembled overthe casting slot. The manner of operation Where such bars as these lastdescribed are employed, is substantially "the same as before, care beingmerely taken not to have the-slight offset marking the change in taperdirectly overside, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositelydirected and hearing similar such matrices teiminatino short or suchthin ends, whereby the latter are left blank; means adapted to securesaid bars with selected matrices in alinemenh'the thin ends of said barsbeing formed so as to be unafiected by said seeming means, whereby suchend of any bar is adapted to be moved independently of said securingmeans to form a blank space of adjustable width in such line ofmatrices; and means for forcing a bar with its thin end across suchline, whereby lineof assembled matrices may be justilied.

'3. The combination of a jiilurality of laterally tapered matrix barsarranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositelydirected and bearing similar series of matrices but in reverse order.such matrices tern'iinating short of the thin ends of the bars, wherebysuch thin endsare left blank; and means adapted to secure said bars withselected matrices in alinement, the thin ends of said bars being formedso as to be unaffectedby said securing means, any

. pair of said bars being, thus rendered movable independently of saidsecuring means to cause their thin ends to overlap and thus form ablankspace of adjustable Width in such line of matrices.

4. The combination of a plurality of let- ,erally tapered matrix barsarranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositelydirected and bearing similar serlesof characters but in' reverse order,

series of characters but in reverse order, such matrices terminatingshort of such thin ends, whereby the latter are left blank; meansadapted to secure said bars with selected matrices in alinement, thethin ends of said bars being formed so as to be .unaffected by saidsecuring means, and any pair of said bars being thus rendered movableindependently of said securing means to cause their thin ends to overlapand thus form a blank space of adjustable width in on said support,adjacent bars bearing similar series of characters but in reverse order,such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of said bars, wherebythe latter are left blank and are adapted, when overlapping, to form aspace of adjustable width; and

" blocks longitudinally movable on said support adapted to forcetogether bars with their thin ends thus overlapping, whereby a line ofmatrices assembled .over such casting slot may be justified.

6. The combination with a suitable support provided with a-transversecasting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot;of a plurality of laterallv tapered matrix bars arranged side by side onsaid support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of characters but inreverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of saidbars, whereby the latter are left blank and are adapted, whenoverlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; blocks longitudinallymovable on said support adapted to force together bars with their thinends thus overlapping, whereby a line of matrices assembled over suchcasting slot may be justified; and means adapted to thus simultaneouslyactuate said blocks. I

7. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transversecasting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot;of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side onsaid support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of matrices but inreverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of thebars, whereby such thin ends are left blank and anybar is adapted toform a space of adjustable width on a line transversely of said bars;engaging elements on said bars save at their thin ends; a frame movableacross said bars and having means alined with such casting slot adaptedto engage the elements on said bars, and means for forcing abar with itsthin end across such slot independently of said frame whereby a line ofassembled matrices may be justified.

8. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transversecasting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot;of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side onsaid support, adjacent bars bearing" similar series of matrices but 'inreverse order, such matrices terminating short of the thin ends of thebars, whereby any pair of said bars is adapted, when terminallyoverlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; engaging elements onsaid bars save at their thin ends; a framemovable across said bars andhaving means, alined with such casting slot, adapted to engage theelements on said bars, such terminally overlapping bars being thuspermitted a limited longitudinal movement; and means for simultaneouslyforcing' together bars thus overlapping, independently of said frame,whereby a line of assembled matrices may be justified.

9. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transversecasting slot and with oppositely facing abutnhents adjacent to suchslot; of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side byside on said support, adjacent bars bearing" similar series of matricesbut in reverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thineiids, whereby any pair of said bars is adapted, when terminallyoverlapping, to form a space of adjustable width; a. frame movableacross said bars and having means, alined with such casting slot,adapted to engage said bars save at such, thin ends, such terminallyoverlap sing bars being thus permitted a limited longitudinal movement;and two blocks, longitudinally movable on said support, adapted to forcetogether bars thus overlapping, whereby a line of matrices assembledover such casting slot may be justified.

10. The combination with a suitable support provided with a transversecasting slot and with oppositely facing abutments adjacent to such slot;of a plurality of laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side onsaid support, adjacent bars bearing similar series of matrices but inreverse order, such matrices terminating short of such thin ends,whereby any pair of said bars are adapted, when terminally overlapping,to form a space of adjustablewidth; a frame movable across said bars andhaving a spline alined with such cast- Y lapping bars being thuspermitted a. limited longitudinal movement; and means for simultaneouslyforcing together bars thus intent? 2? ends, whereby the latter are leftblank; means adapted to secure said bars with selected matrices inalinement, the-thin ends of said bars being formed so as to beunaffected by said securing means, whereby such end of any bar isadapted to be moved independently of said securing means to form a blankspace of adjustable width in such line of matrices, said bars alsobearing blanks interposed between such matrices 18. The combination oftwo or more laterally tapered matrix bars arranged side by side,adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directed and bearingsimilar series of matrices, but in reverse order, said bars also bearingblanks interposed between such matrices and such blanks being soarrangedthat those on adjacent bars register with each other when thebars are brought up with their ends even.

The combination of two or more laterhlly tapered matrix bars arrangedside by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositely directedand bearing similar series of matrices, but in reverse order, suchmatrices terminating short of such thin ends. whereby the latter areleft blank and any bar is adapted to form a space of adjustable width ona line transversely of said bars, said bars also bearing blanksinterposed between such matrices and such blanks being so arranged thatthose on adjacent bars register with each other when the bars arebrought up with their ends even.

20. The combination oi two or more laterally tapered matrix barsarranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositelydirected and bearing similar series of matrices, but in reverse order,such matrices terminating short of such thin ends, whereby the latterare left blank and any bar is adapted to form a space of adjustablewidth on a line transversely of said bars, aid bars also bearing blanksinterposed between such matrices and such blanks being so arranged thatthose on adjacent bars register with each other wheat-he bars arebrought up with their ends men; and means for jlirm'siinz a bar with itsthin end across such line, wherelrv a line of assembled matrices may bejustified.

21. The cmnl'iinz-ition o'ltwo or more laterally tapered matrix barsarranged side by side, adjacent bars having their thin ends oppositelydirected and bearing similar series of matrices. but in reverse order,such matrices terminating shortof such thin ends, who the latter areleft blank and are adapted, when terminally oi 'erlapping, to form aspace of adjustable width; said bars also bearing blanks interposedbet-ween such matrices and. such blanks being so arranged that those onadjacent bars register with each other when the bars are brought up withtheir ends even; and means for simultaneously forcing together bars withtheir thin ends thus overlapping, whereby a line of assembled matricesmay be justified.

Signed by me this 12th day of August, 1910.

til-till WlLLlAld A. Attestcd loy ANNA L. Grnn, JNo. F. Onaanrn.

